Lauryn Hill has taken to Medium to address Robert Glasper‘s recent claims that she stole music for The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.
“I’m confused as to why such a principled musician, who thought I ‘stole’ from his friends, would show up to work for me anyway,” Lauryn wrote. “If that was hypocrisy or opportunism instead of genuine interest, it would further explain why an artist would feel the need to put his or her guard up.”
Glasper’s original claims were made during an interview on The Madd Hatta Morning Show on 97.9 in Houston earlier this month. “You’ve already stolen all of my friends’ music,” he said. “Miseducation was made by great musicians and producers that I know personally. You got a big hand off of music you didn’t even write. Those songs were written by other people and they did not get their credit.”
Read Lauryn’s full response HERE.
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